If anybody ever criticizes you for wasting time playing video games, just tell them that you are busy mastering an art. Gallery 1988 (G1988), a Los Angeles pop culture art center, will be hosting its second “Old School Video Game …

To quote George Oscar Bluth, “I’ve made a huge mistake” — I chose to play Torchlight II at the maximum difficulty setting. That would be “elite” in Torchlight II parlance, intended for the very best players.